Have you been hacked?

Experts agree that it is no longer a case of 'if' but a case of 'when' we will be hacked and whether our details have already been stolen and sold on to criminals without our knowledge. In 2015 over 500 million online identities have been leaked, with 2016 set to eclipse that figure.

Realstatistics, the new ransomware on the block

Quizzes

Last week, I attended my first ever quiz at the cross-cultural quiz evening organised by the French Chamber of Great-Britain and written by Peter Alfandary. The previous two events having been seriously talked up as amazing fun evenings got my curiosity going. I must admit, that was absolutely right and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I was privileged to be a member of what was to turn out to be the winning team; need I say any more.

Of the importance of version update

The unprecedented leak of millions of confidential documents from the Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca was most probably caused by a hacker. The origin of the leak has not yet been identified nor do we know exactly how they got in, but some real and possible causes have been clearly recognised as a consequence of a rather loose web security policy by the firm.

Introduction

New year, new trends

New year, new trends. What was happening in 2015 that will not happen in 2016?

Website design from mobile to desktop

Designing websites for desktop only is no longer a viable proposition. The Web is increasingly being consumed on mobile devices, phones, pads and notebooks. Over 52% of visitors are on a hand held device and growing.

Safe Harbour no more

European Union (EU) privacy law forbids the transfer of personal data to countries outside of the EU unless it is transferred to a location which is deemed to have “adequate” privacy protections in line with those of the EU. In 2000 the ‘Safe Harbour Agreement’ was signed between the EU and the US.

Localise? What for?

Mobile friendly-What are your choices?

Google have launched their new search engine algorithm on 21/04/2015. It gives an important place to the mobile-friendly factor in their search results. In other words, if your website is not mobile-friendly it will be penalised and lose rankings and therefore lose traffic.